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     Sir George Haworth Ussher Lacon, 6th Bt. was born on 15 March 1881.¹ He was the son of Thomas Beecroft Ussher Lacon and Florence Dunbar Banks.² He married, firstly, Vera Valerie Florence Eleanore Lacon, daughter of Henry Sidney Hammet Lacon and Anna Boileau, on 16 October 1907.¹ He married, secondly, Nancye Brocklebank, daughter of James Brocklebank, in December 1931.¹ He died on 21 March 1950 at age 69.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenantl in the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.¹ He fought in the Boer War in 1901.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Lacon, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [U.K., 1818] on 28 September 1911.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded and was mentioned in despatches.¹ He fought in the Lieutenant-Colonel, 4th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.¹

     Henry Reginald Dunbar Lacon was born on 7 June 1884.¹ He was the son of Thomas Beecroft Ussher Lacon and Florence Dunbar Banks.² He married Hilda Mary Slayter, daughter of William Bruce Slayter, on 1 June 1912.¹ He died on 3 September 1960 at age 76.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Captain in 1918 in the Canadian Artillery.¹

     William Bruce Slayter lived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.)¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹

     Hilda Mary Slayter was born circa 1882.¹ She was the daughter of William Bruce Slayter.² She married Henry Reginald Dunbar Lacon, son of Thomas Beecroft Ussher Lacon and Florence Dunbar Banks, on 1 June 1912.¹ She died on 12 April 1965.¹
     From 1 June 1912, her married name became Lacon.

     Reginald William Beecroft Lacon was born on 10 March 1913.¹ He is the son of Henry Reginald Dunbar Lacon and Hilda Mary Slayter.² He married, firstly, Joan Denyer Briscoe George, daughter of Albert J. George, on 8 July 1948.¹ He and Joan Denyer Briscoe George were divorced in 1976.¹ He married, secondly, Beatrice Burroughs, daughter of G. H. V. Burroughs, in 1976.¹
     He fought in the Second World War, and he was mentioned in despatches four times.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1941 and bar.¹

     Joan Denyer Briscoe George was the daughter of Albert J. George.² She married, firstly, Reginald William Beecroft Lacon, son of Henry Reginald Dunbar Lacon and Hilda Mary Slayter, on 8 July 1948.¹ She and Reginald William Beecroft Lacon were divorced in 1976.¹ She married, secondly, Major Digby Colquitt Coventry, son of Fulwar Cecil Ashton Coventry and Lorna Mary Fellowes, in 1991.³ She died on 1 April 2006.³
     From 8 July 1948, her married name became Lacon. From 1991, her married name became Coventry.³

     George Christopher Jocelyn Lacon was born in 1955.¹ He was the son of Reginald William Beecroft Lacon and Joan Denyer Briscoe George.² He died in 1973.¹

     Victoria Lacon was born in 1952.¹ She is the daughter of Reginald William Beecroft Lacon and Joan Denyer Briscoe George.² She married Richard H. St. M. Kemmis, son of Lt.-Col. Peter Kemmis.¹
     Her married name became Kemmis.

     Lt.-Col. Peter Kemmis lived at Hampton Hill House, Swanmore, Hampshire, England.¹